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George Gay

Person Name: G. G. Hymnal Number: 35 Author of "To the Ends of the Earth" in The Missionary Message in Song

D. Johnson

Hymnal Number: 31 Composer of "[Love the Lord with all your heart]" in The Missionary Message in Song

b. 1854 Person Name: N. A. McAulay Hymnal Number: 46 Author of "Shall I Empty-Handed Be?" in The Missionary Message in Song McAulay, Neal A. (Nova Scotia, March, 1854--?). Born of Scottish parents "in the English town of Nova Scotia." At age 21 he moved to Boston and from there to Portland, Maine, in 1876. Converted in 1877; went to Chicago in 1882, and entered McCormick Theological Seminary in 1883 (B.D., 1886). Pastorates in Presbyterian churches in Wilton, Iowa (1886-1907) and Lyons, Louisiana (1907-?). In 1889 began writing gospel hymns. --Gabriel, Charles H. (1916). Singers and Their Songs. Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company.

Henry Melville King

1838 - 1919 Person Name: Henry M. King Hymnal Number: 33 Author of "An Open Bible for the World" in The Missionary Message in Song King, Henry Melville, D.D., an American Baptist minister, born at Oxford, Maine, Sept. 3, 1838; educated at Bowdoin College, (1859) and Newton Theo. Institution (1862), and entered the ministry in 1862. He was from 1863 to 1882 Pastor of Dudley Street Bap. Church, Roxbury, Mass., and since of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Albany, N.Y. Besides several prose productions, he is the author of the following hymns in common use:— 1. Christ, our Shepherd, leads us still. [Christ the Divine Leader] Dated 1886. 2. Holy Babe, Mary's Son, Calm the night, &c. [Christmas.] Dated 1886, and revised 1891. 3. O Thou, with Whom a thousand years Are but as yesterday. [For Anniversaries]. Dated 1871. These hymns were included in Sursum Corda, 1898. [Rev. L. F. Benson, D.D.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907) ======================== King, Henry Melville. (Oxford, Maine, September 3, 1838--June 16, 1919, Providence, Rhode Island). Baptist. Bowdoin College, 1859 with highest honors; Newton Theological Institution, 1862; Honorary D.Div. from Colby Univeristy, 1877. Pastorates long, few, and conspicuous: 1863-1882, Boston, Massachusetts; 1882-1891, Albany, New York; 1891-1906, at the historic First Baptist Church, Providence, R.I. where he continued as pastor-emeritus until his death. Served as President of the Board of Managers of American Baptist Missionary Union, 1884-1887, and served four years as President of the Rhode Island Baptist Convention. King, an eighth-generation descendant of John Alden of Plymouth and of Francis Eaton, also of the Mayflower group, loved his native New England. With a great interest in history and biographies, he authored a number of historical papers, pamphlets, sermons, and discourses and was a frequent contributor to denominational journals and reviews, including a history of the First Baptist Church of Providence, R.I. King wrote a number of occasional hymns, several of which were published by Pond and Co. of New York. These include an Easter hymn, "Sing, O Heavens and Earth Rejoice" and a Christmas hymn, "Angels Sand the Natal Day." The Sursum Corda (1898) included three hymns by king: "Christ, our Shepherd, Leads Us Still" (1886); "Holy Babe, Mary's Son, Calm the Night" (1886) and "O Thou, with Whom a Thousand Years Are But as Yesterday" (1871). King was also the pastor of another Baptist hymn writer, John M. Hewes. --Donald A. Spencer, DNAH Archives

Keith Whitford

Person Name: K. W. Hymnal Number: 41 Author of "Is It Nothing to You?" in The Missionary Message in Song

Mary J. Willcox

1835 - 1919 Person Name: Mary Jane Willcox Hymnal Number: 23 Author of "A Missionary Prayer" in The Missionary Message in Song

J. C. Macaulay

1900 - 1982 Person Name: J. C. MaCaulay Hymnal Number: 8 Author of "To All the World" in The Missionary Message in Song Bible scholar and hymn writer

William S. Dillon

Person Name: W. D. Hymnal Number: 32 Author of "To the East, to the West" in The Missionary Message in Song Bill, "William" Dillon was a Bible teacher, and wrote a number of Bible doctrine study books. He was a graduate of Wheaton Bible College.He and his wife wrote quite a number of songs, of which one of my favorites is "The Babe in the Manger.Bill helped get New Tribes Mission started, now called Ethnos360 Mission. He was married to Mildred Leightner Dillon Walter Witten (friend)

Egon Ernst Zandelin

1912 - 2002 Person Name: Egon Zandelin Hymnal Number: 40 Author of "Shall I Find Some Star?" in The Missionary Message in Song

Wilda Savage

1919 - 2008 Person Name: W. S. Hymnal Number: 52 Author of "Lord, Send Me" in The Missionary Message in Song SAVAGE, MRS. WILDA ZOE Muskegon A pianist known for her delicate touch and her loving kindness, Wilda died in E. Lansing on Thursday, Jan. 16, at age 88. She and her late husband, Robert, were missionaries in Latin America, and leaders of several Baptist churches in Michigan, including Dalton Baptist Church, Mona Shores Baptist Church and Evanston Avenue Baptist Church. They were active participants at Maranatha Bible Conference, founded by Robert's father. In 1940, Wilda received the call to missionary service and wrote "Lord, Send Me", a hymn which continues to be an inspiration to many. Bob and Wilda served for 27 years in Colombia and Ecuador. They worked with international radio station HCJB "Heralding Christ Jesus' Blessings." They became well-known throughout Latin America on their daily radio program "Hymns of the Christian Life." Wilda played the piano and organ. She also sang duets with Bob in her lovely alto voice. In 1970 they returned to the USA to serve churches in Michigan. Bob was pastor, ably assisted by Wilda with her music and her joyful radiance. Everyone who knew her was touched by her genuine tender spirit. SURVIVORS Wilda is survived by her four children, Steve, Carol, Jim and Judi, as well as, 11 grandchildren and 14 great-children. MEMORIAL SERVICE Sunday, April 13, 2008, 3:00 PM at Dalton Baptist Church. Published by Muskegon Chronicle on Jan. 21, 2008.